Three injured after part of staircase collapses in South Mumbai

A portion of a staircase collapsed at a building in South Mumbai on Sunday evening The incident was reported at 743 pm by the Mumbai Fire Brigade MFBThe collapse occurred at a groundplustwo structure Building No 1416 Prabhu Gully near Marine Lines station in Chira BazarVIDEO Mumbai At least three people were injured after a portion of a staircase collapsed in a building at Chira Bazaar last night Visuals from the spotFull video available on PTI Videos httpstcon147TvqRQz pictwittercomxgoamjcgVVmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News August 18 2025According to Dr Gokul the resident medical officer at GT Hospital three people have been injured in the incident Their condition is said to be stable The injured have been identified as Paresh Sosate 30 Parag Nazijka 40 and Damayanti Rathod 70The MFB police 108 ambulance services and ward staff have been mobilised to the site to assist with evacuation and provide medical support Rescue operations are currently underwayWATCH Mumbai Three people were injured after a portion of the staircase of a building collapsed in the Chira Bazaar area yesterdayVisuals from the spot pictwittercomB45ftDPTX6mdash ANI ANI August 18 2025Authorities are assessing the building for safety and the cause of the collapseAccording to RTI activist Jitendra Dagde the building housed 17 tenants all of whom were safely evacuated by local residents and fire brigade personnel Upon receiving information about the collapse Shiv Sena Shakha Pramukh Nilesh Bhoite Vibhag Pramukh Dilip Naik Yuva Sena executive member Ruchi Wadkar and Upashakha Pramukh Kartik Nandola rushed to the spot and reassured the affected families They also held discussions with MHADA Executive Engineer Birajdar requesting immediate arrangements to shift all residents to a transit camp starting Monday morning19 tree fall incidents reported in MumbaiAccording to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC six short circuits 19 tree or branch falls and two wall collapse incidents were reported across the city during the day PTI reported No injuries were reported in any of these accidentsMumbai experienced another day of rain on Sunday under an orange alertrsquo issued by the India Meteorological Department IMD though the intensity was lower compared to Saturday officials saidIn its monsoon report the BMC said the Island City eastern suburbs and western suburbs recorded average rainfalls of 2381 mm 2501 mm and 1847 mm respectively between 8 am and 6 pm on Sunday Some areas received between 4045 mm of rainfall reported PTIAfter heavy overnight downpours rain intensity reduced on Sunday morning with light showers and occasional heavy spells and no major waterlogging was reported the IMD said earlierMumbairsquos local trains on the Central Railway ran slightly behind schedule in the morning though authorities did not give a reason for the delay BEST bus services operated without any route diversions officials addedThe IMD had issued an orange alert for the day predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places during the day in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane Raigad and Palghar districts The occasional gust of the winds could be 4050 kmph per hour and might reach 60 kmph it had saidHeavy downpours pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs on Saturday with some parts recording more than 200 mm of rain in the wee hours inundating lowlying areasTwo persons were killed and as many others sustained injuries in a landslide amid rains in the Vikhroli Parksite area in the eastern suburbs on SaturdayWith PTI inputs